Monday, June 6, 2016

Red Bull KTM Thunder Valley National Report

Courtesy of KTM Racing

LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Saturday was a rollercoaster day for the Red Bull
KTM Factory Racing team at Round 3 of the AMA Pro Motocross Championship
in Lakewood, Colorado. Ryan Dungey finished 2nd overall with 2-4 moto
scores, while teammate Marvin Musquin, bounced back from a tough Moto 1
to finish 5th place in Moto 2.

In Moto 1, Dungey got off to a decent start aboard his KTM 450 SX-F
Factory Edition, where he tucked into the 3rd place position behind
Jason Anderson on lap one. By lap three Dungey had made his way around
Anderson for 2nd, where he went to work on catching Ken Roczen for the
lead position. Dungey maintained his position for the remainder of the
race, where he finished 2nd.
Musquin didn’t get off to a great start, but the Frenchman
immediately began pushing hard on the opening lap. However, Musquin
mistakenly went off the track and became entangled in a banner, thus
losing substantial time. After remounting, Musquin would crash again,
causing him to ultimately 37th in Moto 1.

In Moto 2, Dungey grabbed another good start and made his way into the
lead battle on the opening lap. While making an attempt to pass into the
lead, Dungey got caught in a rut and went down, sending him all the way
back to 19th place heading into lap two.

Dungey quickly recollected himself and made a charge toward the
front, catching his teammate Musquin in the 7th place position by lap
five. From there, the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing duo pushed their way
into the top five, where Dungey ultimately finished 4th and Musquin in
5th.

“The ruts are really tough in Colorado, I was just trying to focus on
good lines and making them stick. In the second moto I was trying to
make a pass for the lead and my front end caught a little rut on the hip
jump and it kicked and sent me in the air,” Dungey said. “Trying to
rebound from that, thankfully we could get up and make a charge to pass
as many guys as we could and salvage 2nd overall for the day.”

Dungey’s 2-4 moto scores were good enough to capture 2nd overall for
the day, where he holds 2nd place in the 450 Class Championship
standings.

Despite a tough experience in Moto 1, Musquin rebounded well to finish a solid 5th place in Moto 2, his best of the season.

“The first moto didn’t go as planned so I knew I had to regroup in
the second moto,” Musquin said. “I had a good start even though I
started way outside. The first few laps were slow but as soon as Ryan
got around me after his crash, I wanted to follow him and get good lines
and good flow. I was following him just like practice and that was good
for the confidence. It was my first time in the top five in the 450
Class and that’s the goal every week.”

With 37-5 moto scores, Musquin ended up with 14th overall for the
day, where he now sits 8th in the 450 Class Championship standings.